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Government launches major UK architecture review
An independent review of architecture and the built environment has been launched by the Culture and Creative Industries Minister Ed Vaizey today.
Songbird opening up to more resi
Songbird Estates, the owner of 69% of Canary Wharf Group, has indicated that up to a third of its new developments will be residential, despite being known as principally commercial titan.
Planners sweet on Candy’s City scheme
** UPDATE: The City of London Planning Committee granted full permission for Sugar Quay today **
Prime Property of the Week
Is this the perfect West Country manor house?
Midelney Place, Somerset £2,950,000
New investment head for Grosvenor
James Raynor has been called up to take over as Chief Executive of Grosvenor Fund Management, which has around £5bn under management.
Land Securities awards Victoria Circle job
The transformation of 5.5 acres of land by Victoria Station - billed as "the capital's most exciting master-planned mixed use scheme in decades" - looks to be gathering pace.
Snap Decisions: Online property details have 20 seconds to make an impression
Forget hi-falutin adjectives and swathes of superlatives;
Hurford Salvi Carr AST management team back to London
Hurford Salvi Carr has decided to scale-up their AST Management team and bring it back to Central London. Natalie Doyle will be the new face in charge of things.
City planners get a pasting at ES Housing Debate
Some fragrant opinions were flying around at last night's ES London Housing Debate, with housing heavyweights - and audience members - weighing in with a selection of ideas that ranged from barking to…
Strongest Q1 since 2007 for London’s residential investment market – Jones Lang LaSalle
The return of the domestic buyer has driven a mighty Q1 for Jones Lang LaSalle, as the firm reports being involved in almost £1bn worth of residential transactions so far this year.
New MD for London Square
Brian Betsy has been promoted to Managing Director at luxury developer London Square.
Brian Betsy, Managing Director, London Square
RBKC to limit size of super-prime homes; calling time on “iceberg houses”
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea has announced planning guidelines to "help limit the size of super-prime residential properties" in a bid to ensure a "balance in property sizes".